Meaning of offense In English

• 0 US spelling of offence

• 1 the condition of having your feelings hurt esp. because someone has been rude or showed a lack of respect:

  • Do you think he took offense (= was upset) at the joke about his age?

• 2 an illegal act; crime:

  • He was charged with the offense of driving without a license.

• 3 (in sports) the ability to score points in a competition, or, esp. in football, the team that has the ball and is trying to score points

• 4 →  offence